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in my opinion
in my opinion George Westinghouse was a captain of industry, because he was a servant leader /inventor. His workers were treated better than almost any other industrial employer of that era. -
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how did he treat his workers
He was never a strike, he paid better than the other industrialists and he treated his workers with respect in the 1800s -
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How did westing house spend his money
Westinghouse spent most of his money paying his employers, giving them benefits, investing in improvements to railways and the natural gas industry, and upcoming businesses and constructing factories. including : a powerplant that used hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls.(late 1800s) -
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Birth
He was born oct.6,1846
Born in: Central Bridge, New York
spouse: Marguerite Erskine walker(1867-1914)
He received his first patent for his rotary steam engine in 1865
Buried: Arlington national cemetery, Arlington VA -
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invention
he founded the Westinghouse air brake company in 1869
after this the rail road safety appliance Act of 1893 made air brakes compulsory on all American trains. -
Development
In Pittsburgh 1881 the union switch and signal company was founded -
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Expansion
In a span of just 10 years, the value the value of the company had increased. Westinghouse company had grown to employ over 50,000 workers.